Amy Woolard is an American attorney and poet. She won the 2018 Alice James Prize. She won the 2015 1/2 K Prize,
She is director of policy of the Legal Aid Justice Center. She is an advocate for criminal justice reform in Virginia.
Early life
She graduated from the University of Virginia, where she studied with Gregory Orr in the University of Virginia School of Law.
Career
Her work appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, The Rumpus, Guernica, Ploughshares, Gulf Coast, Colorado Review, Fence, Slate, The New Yorker, and The Paris Review.
Works
- Woolard, Amy (2020). Neck of the woods. Farmington, Maine. ISBN 978-1-948579-07-0. OCLC 1119475018.
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References
- "Amy Woolard". Poetry Foundation. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "amy woolard | Indiana Review". indianareview.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Amy Woolard". Virginia Festival of the Book. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Amy Woolard | Slate, The New Yorker, Poetry Magazine Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- Staff. "VA House passes bill to reinstate drivers' licenses suspended due to unpaid court fines". www.wdbj7.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- Oliver, Ned. "Lawyers group urges speedy vaccination of Virginia prisoners, staff". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Eleven Prosecutors Form a Progressive Alliance in Virginia". The Appeal Political Report. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- Oliver, Ned. "Black students bear brunt of enforcement as police file more disorderly conduct charges in schools". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "UVA Law Alums Help End Driver's License Suspensions". UVA Today. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Amy Woolard". vqronline.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16.
- "Amy Woolard". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- Woolard, Amy. "Stories by amy-woolard on Guernica". Guernica. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Amy Woolard". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- Woolard, Amy. ""Spoiler"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Amy Woolard". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "'Neck of the Woods' Marks Poet Amy Woolard's Debut | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Poetry for the Rest of Us: 2020 Roundup - Ms. Magazine". msmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Gospel That Kicks Up the Dust: Neck of the Woods by Amy Woolard". The Rumpus.net. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- Price, Mara Davis (2020-07-29). "'Neck of the Woods' Examines Grief, Social Change, the Power of Shared Experience". Southern Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Amy Woolard | Neck of the Woods | reviewed by Ian Pople". The Manchester Review. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- "Neck of the Woods". www.publishersweekly.com. April 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Official website
- What's the Ideal Day Job for a Poet? - The Atlantic
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